GoFundMe page created for man killed snowmobiling

An online fundraising effort benefiting the family of a California man killed in a snowmobile incident is underway.

Elk Grove resident Thomas Korves, 56, was snowmobiling on the Tahoe Rim Trail near Spooner Summit with a friend on March 29. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Korves was attempting to ride up a steep hill when he turned at an angle, causing the snowmobile to flip and pin him underneath.

Korves, per the GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/thom-korves-memorial-fund), leaves behind a wife, a 12-year-old son and an adult daughter. The GoFundMe page will help pay for final expenses and, if any money remains, help establish a savings account for Korves' son, Zac.

Korves' wife, Vickie, will be in charge of the final expenses and their disbursement, according to the GoFundMe page.

"We wanted to help ease the financial burden that Vickie is left to face, after losing a devoted husband and father so suddenly. … Any donation, no matter how small is greatly appreciated," states the GoFundMe page.